No matter how good the hardware and great the library of games, you will never convince the herd the Wii U is a sound investment. I however can think for myself and therefore could not recommend the Wii U enough. HOT.

Personally myself i have learnt from experience to wait till a console has been out a while before purchasing it as there is then a decent back catalog of games. I made the mistake of buying the PS4 and XBOX ONE on release and there were very few playable games. Even if The NX is released this year (no one knows yet) i won't be buying it till there is a decent catalog of games. I think spending £200 on an older console with a decent back catalog of games is better than paying £350 on a console at release with hardly any games available. Each to their own though

For me there are far more games in the WII U library that i would play compared to that of the XBOX and PS4, i'm not into dark gloomy frustrating games or sporting ones. I prefer happy colorful fun games so for me the WII U is perfect. Think i had about 6 games on the XBOX and 3 on the PS4 that i played yet i have had my WII U since Christmas and have 14 games i play all ready. Alot of games are just remakes these days any way, i mean how many CODS and FIFAS does one need lol?

IGN's top 25 Wii U games as of spring 2016:

25: Disney Infinity 3.0
24: FAST Racing NEO
23: New Super Luigi U
22: Stealth Inc. 2
21: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
20: Affordable Space Adventures
19: SteamWorld Dig
18: Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
17: Lego City Undercover
16: Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
15: Xenoblade Chronicles X
14: Rayman Legends
13: Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
12: New Super Mario Bros. U
11: NES Remix 1 & 2
10: Splatoon
9: Pikmin 3
8: Shovel Knight
7: Minecraft Wii U Edition
6: Bayonetta 2
5: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
4: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
3: Super Mario 3D World
2: Mario Kart 8
1: Super Mario Maker

Fun fact; unbelievably, this list doesn't include Wonderful 101, Kirby, Yoshi, ZombiU, Fatal Frame V, Hyrule Warriors, Wii Party U, Nintendo land and many others.

How is the Wii U a dead console to someone new to it? Because they can't buy previously released games? Well, that's not true. Add to that the upcoming games: Twilight Princess HD, Pokken Tournament, Star Fox Zero, Zelda Wii U.

If the games don't appeal that's fine... ... but 'dead' lol... join an amateur dramatics club, son. Also, get some original thoughts, there's always one comes in a Wii U thread and posts 'dead console'... you wouldn't want to just be another statistic now would you ?

HOT - Great to be able to buy this on an argos card.

Reserved one. Is it worth the price?

You're getting the two best games on the system and a library of games which should (in theory) go down in price over the next year. Someone will probably comment on the NX releasing this year but if you are a fan of nintendo I don't think you can go wrong with this console.

Do you have the item no please? I can't get the link to work and I can't find it on the app or their website? Thanks

Sizzling time! and plenty of stock, for once. Now if amazon price matches I think plenty will bite. Thanks op. Argos will have to lower other Wii U bundles or they won't shift. Glad I'm off work just need to tell my 6 and 3/4 old we can go get it later... :stuck_out_tongue:

Found it but out of stock at me 10 nearest stores, boys been saving for ages to get one and everywhere near us is out of stock for must bundles?!

Appears I got the last one available in York!

I feel obligated to go and buy it now.

Wow was in stock everywhere near me 30 mins ago. Now oos everywhere. Everyone is biting rather than posting. Good luck.

I have this being delivered today anyone know if it comes with a motion control or wii sports like the old wii did?

Sold out everywhere London now. Good deal but still far too much for a 3+ year old system with limited non-Nintendo games. Not too much cheaper than PS4 money.

Awww oos in all of birmingham stores

Any price matches?

I got it at £239 just after Xmas, worth every penny.

No matter how good the hardware and great the library of games, you will never convince the herd the Wii U is a sound investment. I however can think for myself and therefore could not recommend the Wii U enough. HOT.

Like most "fun" and "entertainment" products this is not an investment at all. It is pure fun and should be bought as such.

Got Splatoon and looking for some people to splat with? Mosey on over to the HUKD Splatoon Shoot-Out thread

still playing both these games, amazing

Get this. great bundle and add Xenoblade Chronicles X for £24.99 from Argos too.

Think I'm going to bite on this! Heat added!

Stock in Gaolgate Place @ Stafford / Rugeley if people are interested in West Midlands

whats the link cant find it ?

oos anyway near me

In stock in Doncaster and Sleaford if any use to anyone...

Thanks for the reply I'm off in to town before it gets delivered to grab a few bits! I have 4 remotes for the old wii so that's good as kids loved sports. See it's still £30 online is it worth that for just better graphics? That Nintendo land does look good. Thanks again

Everyone near me is out of stock. Probably worth checking in two days, when everyobe who ordered but doesn't collect will have their reservations put back on the shelf.

Heat, got this for slightly more. Good value.

Note, my son tells me that to play the splatoon game properly you need a wii u pro controller

I don't know I never bought it myself, however, you can download a demo! When you get it setup, go to the eShop and go to the Demos & Free to Start section. You could also buy a 24 Hour Pass for it but hopefully the demo will give you a good idea of what it's like. Lots of other demos there for you to download too. You may need a to plug in a spare USB drive / SD card in a USB reader / USB hard drive in order to install these demos, unless you uninstall demos you are finished with before you install others.

You could look up Nintendo Land on eBay, but yes, it is very good indeed. Setup a Wii U alert on here or the HUKD app to get alerts of good prices on Wii U games. Most Wii U Wiimote games require WiiMote Plus, just so you are aware, but if you don't have these already, you can get Wiimote Plus add-ons very cheaply on eBay and they work fine in my experience.

Only one available anywhere near me is in Corby NN17 1RA. Hopefully someone close by can get it :smiley:

Best console out IMO, we had the x-box one which we sold as it sat gathering dust. Our son is the only one that plays the PS4 but the whole family play the WII U, Great family fun for all ages. Splatoon rocks!!

Thanks out of stock near me

Yeah, same here. Woulda been all over it otherwise!

Splatoon is <3

Not a good price for a dead console with next to no new releases on the horizon. Surely they will plummet in price once Nintendo release its new console as well which is supposedly sometime this year.

the console will likely drop soon. however many games won't, simply because low print volumes mean stock is already low for a lot of the games and demand is high enough.

Couldn't agree more, I'm actively after a Wii U, but been a bit unlucky with the deals.

I'm an Xbox fan boy, always will be, but I desperate to get a Wii U now and will be purchasing one in the near future, yes there isn't great third party support now, but what it lacks there more than makes up in exclusives. IMO Nintendo has by far the best exclusives and this makes it worthwhile purchasing a Wii U for this reason alone.

Certainly isn't a dead console.

Nice. I'm tempted, only thing is both games are downloads- I'm not so sure I want them clogging up that limited hard drive space. I prefer owning a physical copy. But good deal on the whole, doesn't look like a better deal will be found for a Wii U any time soon.

It's not an original opinion because it's the majority/popular opinion. Any other and you're kidding yourself/in denial. Those 4 upcoming games really just cements what I said about there being no real upcoming games, not many anyway, and ones a remaster.

The game library is shallow compared to Wii or even the Gamecube.

And conveniently ignore the library already available to new owners? Ok so. It's popular to be an idiot these days... you sort of stand out as obscure if you're not posting about your PS4 graphics on Facebook via the app on your iPhone. That's great and all but you need to install the dictionary app and look up the meaning of 'dead', and readdress your popular (stupid?) 'fanboy' narrative Vs a levelheaded evaluation of the situation.

I said upcoming games, not games already out. It's you who are bringing the existing library into the conversation to bolster your lame attempts at defending a sinking/sunk ship. I was discussing the upcoming NEW games to which there are 3. And I'm sorry but none of those are going to be breaking any records or system-sellers. How's that for levelheaded evaluation, all the while not bringing petty personal insults into the equasion like yourself.

I've got a reservation at Widnes for anyone in area. Valid to end of play tomorrow. Pm me for code.

I think the point that 'djhazardous' is trying to make is that he thinks the Wii U isn't worth buying because there are very few new releases in the pipeline. Perhaps he should have made his point without calling it a dead system, it isn't dead it will run the existing games for years to come.

As a happy Wii U owner I recommend it to anyone as it has a fantastic library of games and I think is still well worth buying for the existing games available, which is more than enough for anyone who has a life outside of video games. But if you want to only play the latest COD or FIFA, obviously look elsewhere.

I will likely never have enough time to play all the great Wii U games I already have but I still buy more to add to the backlog. And I'm disappointed that there won't be many more new releases that I can buy.

Why am I so keen to buy more games that I won't get round to playing, oh well.

I heard about the Wii U Selects titles, do you know if they will get a UK release? I'd like to get Tropical Freeze for £20. Already have Mario 3d World and Pikmin 3, I don't think NES Remix 1+2 got a retail release in Europe though.

Well I don't know about others but I don't clamour at the chance to buy a current console with no future or longevity. Especially at £200. It's really not a bizarre argument at all. The argument is 'NEW GAMES AREN'T BEING MADE FOR IT ANYMORE. I put it in capitals, just in case.

wish there was one near me in stock

You're a maniac.


With stupid OTT statements like this and screaming to be taken seriously... pleaseeeee

http://uk.ign.com/games/upcoming/wii-u?filter=latest

I understand the point you are making and it's absolutely valid if you only want a console that will have future releases. I'll never manage to play all the Wii U games I have and yet I'm still disappointed that future releases are scarce.

But it's still a worthwhile purchase for the great exclusives available. It's a personal choice if you want to buy one at this or any price. I'm sure some wouldn't even buy one at £50. Out of curiosity, is there a price point where you would even consider buying one or are you just not interested full stop?

I only have one regret with buying a Wii U.

Not getting it sooner!!!!! It's a great console that has some great games. Splatoon and MK being just 2 of them. Worth every penny!

Rrrrright....

For me there are far more games in the WII U library that i would play compared to that of the XBOX and PS4, i'm not into dark gloomy frustrating games or sporting ones. I prefer happy colorful fun games so for me the WII U is perfect. Think i had about 6 games on the XBOX and 3 on the PS4 that i played yet i have had my WII U since Christmas and have 14 games i play all ready. Alot of games are just remakes these days any way, i mean how many CODS and FIFAS does one need lol?

I would love a wii U just for a handful of games, but with it only being a handful I shall wait for that magic £99 mark

emulator lol yeah maybe it can play "some" of few games with dropping frames,buggy sound and music and other horrible issues..they cant even make a proper saturn or ps2 or gamecube emulator yet..and I'd like too see how they emulate that gamepad..

Emulators are never very good and the game pad is a necessity for some games so an emulator would be limited.

Hi, stupid question time... Does this just come with the big controller(the one with the screen)? I'm basically buying this to multiplayer Mario kart and don't have my old wii motes anymore. Would I be better just looking in cex for 2nd hand wii motes or should I be buying something else?

Usual Argos advertise amazing price but no stock

Exactly. It's not even listed on the Argos site with all the other Wii U consoles. They just dug it up as a lost leader like the other Argos Wii U deal a few days before.

Not sure if this was a sarcastic post or not(difficult to tell on the internet) but in case it wasn't, keep an eye on ebay. I got this about a month ago for £190 - a ps4 with one controller.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-Playstation-4-500GB-Black-Console-Leads-And-1xController-/272097083104?hash=item3f5a3ffee0:g:8ZsAAOSwL7VWipfb#viTabs_0

Our wii steadfastly refuses to die (just like the 360 and ps3) so I won't be biting for now. What amazes still is how these have managed to hold there price, especially considering the XB1 and PS4 pricing models.

True cost over 2 years
PS4
PS Plus £35/year = £70
PS4 = £239 with Destiny Taken King
Electricity (Some might care, some might not) = about £35/year = £70
Total cost of ownership over two years = £379

Wii U
Wii U = £199 with Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon
Electricity (again, some might care, some might not)= About £14/year
Total cost of ownership over two years =£227

People always forget that PS Plus (necessary for online gaming on the PS4) isn't free. Suddenly, the difference between cost of a PS4 and cost of a Wii U is much wider. The costs above are simplified and assumes you don't purchase peripherals for either console.

Erm. The item description clearly reads - "seller refurbished". Adam's conditions were:
- Close to £200
- Brand new
- possibly with 2 top rated games

Your item also comes with 0 games. You've not come anywhere near rebutting Adam's points.

Spend your money how you please, Wii U games are great.

But, £40 off a console that is, for all wants and purposes, dead reaching nearly 900 heat, currently, is pretty over the top.

There are a few more games coming out, which I'm sure will be great, Starfox/Zelda, but the Wii U is going to be replaced this year, most likely.

I think alot of people feel like they have to defend their purchase, which explains the "Wii U Warriors Brigade" that come out each time a Wii U related deal is posted, and it suddenly rockets in heat.

On the point of remasters, all companies are just as bad, including Nintendo, there is quite a few remasters on Wii U and even more vastly overpriced re-releases on the Nintendo Store.

Really should just let people get what they feel is the right machine, doesn't need the die hard fanbois that seem to appear frequently in console deal related posts.

​I've hummed n hawed over this. Need to do a twenty mile round trip to get it. One min I want it, the next I don't think I do. The wii u selects noted above do sound good tho. Finish work soon, will decide what to do when get in car!

And good luck to you with that. That will go swimmingly for you of course. Goodness knows how Mario Maker, Splatoon and countless other games will play. And multiplayer Mario Kart 8 will be laughable.

Take away the lack of remote function for the interactivity in many games, and internet multiplayer, your really getting a fan made Ferrari. It looks a bit weird, has 4 gears a top speed of 60mph, but hey its free.


+ your pigeon holed into a non family friendly, generic console with 500 generic shooter games. Is quite hard to find decent games with a <18 rating. Great fun undoubtedly if blood, machine guns etc and endless shooting is your thing.

It's a personal choice of course. But I don't understand why anyone not interested in a particular item would choose to come into the thread just to make negative comments.

I'm not currently interested in a PS4 or XBox, but I don't go to those threads making negative comments, why would I bother?

Does anyone know if this happens on PS4 and XBox threads? I don't know as I never read them.

He didn't make a point, he asked a question. I tried my best to answer it in a genuine way as best as I could. I was trying to be helpful, not entering a debate society! By all means go have a fight with someone over consoles, just pick another target because I simply don't care anywhere near enough. (:

I agree with the above comments, can't see the point fighting over consoles, I was just trying to help someone out. I didn't realise in doing so I would be inadvertently getting involved.

...and people wonder why lurkers don't contribute more on here...

Sorry for coming across harsh. There's a lot of misinformation when it comes to the cost of the PS4 versus the Wii U.

Ditto chaps, XBOX/PS threads are something I have never visited. And I certainly don't go hitting the cold button either just because I have a Wii U when I see those threads.

I put it down to a 'jealously'. The vile hatred of the Wii U by the other console fanboys can't be anything else than that? We get many very nice things from Nintendo that you don't get on other consoles.

I don't think there is a huge market to spend £200 on a console with little to no future, regardless of back catalogue. Hence why Nintendo are planning a new machine.

Personally myself i have learnt from experience to wait till a console has been out a while before purchasing it as there is then a decent back catalog of games. I made the mistake of buying the PS4 and XBOX ONE on release and there were very few playable games. Even if The NX is released this year (no one knows yet) i won't be buying it till there is a decent catalog of games. I think spending £200 on an older console with a decent back catalog of games is better than paying £350 on a console at release with hardly any games available. Each to their own though

According to one person in this thread, that's the pinnacle time to buy a new console - when all future games are still to be released. Get your head around that if you will. No, honestly... think about that thought whilst eating a bowl of jelly and wearing one of those Australian hats with corks dangling from the brim.

Had another 15 off with flubit

No - basically. Nintendo have a new machine in the pipeline because when said machine does arrive the Wii U will have been on shelves roughly the amount of time each generation (these days) affords.

I don't need multiplayer I'll wait for the close to release Wii U emulator, Nintendo first party games also hardly reduce in price just stays expensive no matter how old it's annoying so I'll get it free instead through other means of course, if I need to play multiplayer I'll play it on my bro's Wii U

Have a Wii U and an XBox One. Love the Wii U, especially the concept of playing on the handset. Why not catch on? Fault of software developers? My favourite games are Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed, FIFA and PES.

Just reserved one at my local. Anyone know if these games are preinstalled?

Nice one, thanks.

Thank you for posting this! Managed to get one today despite people saying out of stock :-)

http://imgur.com/a/sAGD8

Completely out of stock now